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Tag: e-bike racing
E-Bike Dominates Rush-Hour Race
GeekWire recently conducted a rush-hour race through Seattle that pitted the most popular forms of urban transportation against each other. The only notable and puzzling omission from the starting grid participants was a motorcycle. Maybe…
Husqvarna, Not KTM, Launches Extensive E-Bike Line In USA – UPDATED
UPDATED August 3, 2020: Spoke to a buddy with inside knowledge of the KTM motorcycle/bicycle split and it makes more sense than my earlier speculation. The result is still the same (an awesome new brand…
No Sea Otter Classic For 2020
It comes as no surprise that the Sea Otter Classic promoter is pulling the plug on their rescheduled 2020 event. The event that is traditionally held in the Spring of each year was shifted to…
Escalation Of E-Bike Wars Destine To Alter All Other Trail Users’ Experiences
The problem I’ve always had with allowing electric-motorized bicycles on multi-user, natural-surface trails is that they are motorized. While a hiker or mountain biker may experience incremental gains in the amount of trail used in…
FIM And UCI Lock Horns Over E-Bike Racing
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is sure upset that the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has started to sanction e-bike racing. You see, the European-based UCI is the giant bureaucracy that controls bicycle racing and…
Another “Rare” Fire Destroys All MotoE Series Race Bikes
The UK's Independent is reporting that all the bikes and equipment for MotoGP's electric support series, MotoE, were destroyed in a paddock building fire at the Jerez circuit in southern Spain. This comes just a…
Specialized E-Bike Advertisement Debunks Proponents’ Low-Speed Claim
The Specialized advertisement that pits their Turbo e-bike against a bicycle has got to be the weirdest advertisement Specialized has produced since their high-speed police pursuit video. It sends a message that must have e-bike…
Mammoth Mountain Bike Park Opens To E-Bikes (UPDATED)
If there was ever a mountain bike park that needed to be approved for e-bike use, it is the Mammoth Mountain Bike Park. Why? Mammoth is notoriously one of the toughest places to ride a…
E-Bike Racing Keeps Them Off The Trails
I’ve been asked my opinion on electric-motorized mountain bike racing many times and my response surprises a lot of people. I think it is great. These events are held on closed-circuit, off-road courses specifically designed…